Debby Cherney

Debby Cherney was hired as Assistant General Manager, Finance and Administration at the Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) in August 2012, and was named Deputy General Manager in early 2014.� In this capacity, Debby�s oversight includes approximately 200 employees and responsibility for all administrative services including finance, information systems, human resources, customer service, purchasing and contract management, safety and risk management.Prior to joining EMWD, Debby was the Executive Director of Finance and Administrative Services at Irvine Ranch Water District in Irvine, California for seven years and spent 15 years prior to that in management consulting, working with public agencies and private companies.Debby is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the State of California.� She has a Bachelor�s degree from ClaremontMcKennaCollege and an MBA from the University of California, Irvine.��